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yew ŋwaʼ wvu caann9/10elementary schools, primary and nursery
yew shien9/10chicken house or place where chickens are kept for feeding and protection
yew wayn9/10store or place where things are sold in the market
yew woŋn9/10traditional housensɛm
yew yì bó sɛɛle nyam dvún9/10place where large animals are slaughtered
yew yì defe ɛwen9/101tower2a building with more than one level or storyyew yì yomsɛɛn
yew yì yomsɛɛnn9/10building with storiesyew yì defe ɛwe
1ml.mldetthat or those; a determiner specifying a particular thing or things far away, noun class 9/10
2yɛ́M.Hn9/10water buffalo; a large cow-like animalSyncerus caffer
-yɛMaspsfxa verbal suffix meaning "several times"; when added to the verb it means the action of the verb is done several timesŊgoŋ sɛɛyɛ nyam yɛ edɛɛ.Ngong cut the meat up and cooked it.
yɛɛ1HHMvripen; become or cause to become ripe or ready for harvest or eatingkeeyɛɛyɛɛyɛɛleyɛɛlèyɛɛlɛɛ
yɛɛ2MMvred in colour; there are only four basic colour terms in Noni: red (yɛɛ), black (yiile), white (mba), yellow (fiŋgɛŋgɛ)keeyɛɛyɛɛlɛyɛɛleyɛɛlèyɛɛlɛɛyɛɛ, fiŋgɛŋgɛ, mba, yii
yɛɛ3MMintwho; used in questions such as what person or people; the person referred toWvú nu yɛɛ?Who is he?
yɛɛ4MMvfrown or speak in angeryɛɛlɛyɛɛleyɛɛlèyɛɛlɛɛ
yɛɛ ɛjisɛHH MMMidcovet or desire somethingkeeyɛɛ ɛjisɛ
yɛɛleMMLadjred in colouryɛɛle buŋŋadjyellow as a banana or as the sunyɛɛle ghaŋŋadjscarlet or dark redyɛɛle kaŋŋadjyellow as blazing flames of fireyɛɛle luŋŋadjred as coals of a fireyɛɛle luyluyadjred as vomit, as when one has malaria; yellow in colouryɛɛle ŋgaciŋgaciadjpurpleyɛɛle yayseadjfading yellow, almost pink in colour; bright; light
YɛɛŋweloŋHMMLnproyal traditional ceremony with the Nfon in the juju
yɛɛshɛLLHvwipe; to clean or dry by rubbing, especially with a cloth or some other materialkeeyɛɛshɛyɛɛshɛyɛɛshiyɛɛshìyɛɛshɛɛ
yɛɛyiMLv1learn; to gain knowledge, understanding, or skill by study or experience; to become informed2teach or train3educateBobane yɛɛyi bonyii ɛkumɛ Nyaŋ.Bobane is teaching people about AIDS.keeyɛɛyiyɛɛyiyɛɛyiyɛɛyìyɛɛyɛɛ
yɛkɛnLHvstrain a substance to separate solid materials from liquid
yɛle1HHvto season food with liquidskeeyɛleyɛleyɛɛyiyɛɛyìyɛlɛɛ
yɛle2MHn1fun, enjoyment, or amusement2joke; say or do something to cause laughter or amusementWvú kee yɛle baay.He has a lot of fun.
yɛlɛŋLLncreeping grass that may grow to a meter high; found in swampy areas
yɛm1Lpromy; first person singular possessive pronoun, class 9Yin nu bye yɛm.This is my fish.
yɛm2Hpromy; first person singular possessive pronoun, class 4Yin nu ken yɛm.These are my sticks of wood for the fire.